Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick

ABSTRACT

The Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick provides a fast, comfortable and effective way to mimic the natural fingernails so many musicians cannot maintain in order to pluck the strings of a musical instrument.

Inventor directly claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) and 37 CFR1.78 of a prior provisional application No. 63/002.587, confirmationcode 8693 on this invention filed on Mar. 31, 2020 and titled PrivacyAdapter For Venetian Blinds and Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick.

Be it known that I, Daniel O'Sullivan, a citizen of the United Statesand resident of Sugar Land, Texas have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in a Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, concise and exact description.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention pertains to guitar and other stringed musicalinstruments. Traditional picks are awkward to use and do not provide agood fit on the finger or thumb. Additionally, they are generally noteasily customizable for fit on the players fingers and thumb.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick provides a fast, comfortableand effective way to mimic the natural fingernails so many musicianscannot maintain in order to pluck the strings of a musical instrument.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows an isometric view of one embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 2 shows an underneath view of the present invention along withseveral models printed from a 3D printer.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show side views of the present invention along withseveral models printed from a 3D printer.

FIGS. 5 through 26 show various views of the present invention alongwith interim models and wire bending apparatus used to develop some ofthe various embodiments.

A principal feature of the invention is to provide comfort and ease ofplaying, while allowing a user customizable finger or thumb fit. Alsokey to the invention is the ability to provide great tone from theguitar or stringed instrument, while also keeping the Custom FittingStringed Instrument Pick light in weight and constructed in such a wayas to maximize the grip and friction to keep same secured well to thefinger or thumb. also key to the present invention is to prevent thepick from being so thick and cumbersome when worn, that the picks onadjacent fingers interfere with each other mechanically by rubbing upagainst each other when finger picking the instrument. Also key to thedesign is to easily allow both up and down strokes on an individualdigit basis while playing the instrument.

While the principal features of the present invention are describedherein, it is understood that variations of the invention can be made bythose skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

I claim:
 1. A Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick as described inthe drawings where an opening in the lower part of said Custom FittingStringed Instrument Pick rests snugly around the fingerprint pad of thefinger or thumb and is secured thereto by means of an element pressingagainst the top or fingernail side of the finger.
 2. A Custom FittingStringed Instrument Pick as described in claim 1 wherein a small gaugematerial forms a rim close to and approximately around the top of thefinger or thumb and protrudes in order to allow plucking of the string.3. A Custom Fitting Stringed Instrument Pick as described in claim 2wherein an additional protrusion exists on said rim in the form of thetip of a traditional triangular guitar pick so as to allow the CustomFitting Stringed Instrument Pick to function as a traditional triangularguitar pick when placed on the thumb of the player.
 4. A Custom FittingStringed Instrument Pick as described in claim 2 wherein said rimconsists of a piece of wire that can be slid into and out of holes toaccommodate either end of said wire in such a way as to allow a properfit both by sliding said wire into and out of holes to the distancedictated by the individual's fingertip and nail length, and by bendingsaid wire to custom fit same to the curvature and contours of theindividual's fingertip.